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May 11 1926.

J. w. PEASE APPLE PARING MACHINE Filed June 13, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. (/5701, Wfieaae' May 11 1926. 1,584,398

J. W-, PEASE APPLE PARING MACHINE Filed June 13. 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR.

U t l il JOHN V. PEASE, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

APPLE-EARING MACIJNE.

Application filed June 13, 192%.

My 1 Sent invention relates to poring inachinc of th type used i p ing nipples and similar fruit and it has re; its object to proride simple and conveniently operable machine of this character provided with ll'l1 proved means for fcedi 4 the fruit to the paring meche nisin whereby an operator may ltOClllfitQlfJ feed a plurality of i'nzichines without 6 zinger to him or herself and in a manner that insures u proper centering); of the fruit on the purer and o complete raring und coring thereof. A. further object of the in rention is to arovide the improved meuns for discharging and disposing of pared fruit as well the cores and peelings. To these and other ends the invention resides in certuin improvements and combinations of ports all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being; pointed out in the claims at the end of the specificetion.

in the drawings:

Figure l is o. front view of u poring me; chine and feeding mechanism therefor constructed in accordance with and illustrating one embodiment of my invention;

l re E2 it side view;

e is un enlarged YlGW of from the front; 1 figure l is u rear view;

is an enlarged fragmentary side iur to F gure 2 but with the port in a diiferent position;

Figure 6 is an enlarged frugn'ientury plan view of the actuating mechanism for the fruit feeding holder;

Figure 7 an enlarged section on the line the feed- T- T of Figure (3 showing; the moi'lnting of the fruit holder end I igure 8 it view similar to Figure (3 with the pa in another position.

nieure 9 the cup. 7

Similar reference numerals throughout the sever-cl views indicate the some ports.

lo first give u gene idea of the construction and mode of operation of my purer and feeder, the fork spindles are arranged to both rotate and revolve on vertical ones instead of hor zontally as usual. fl he feeder embodies :1 f uit holder movable horizont'elly from afruit receivingposition to an impuling position in alignment with a fork fter which it mores vertically to impelethe ruit on the letter. A; device acting in connection with the corer and stripper de- 15 on enlarged detail section of Serial 1510. 719,985.

c ts the pared fruit into a suitable laterally winged receptacle while the purings drop directly beneuth the n'iuchine. lincumuch 13 the corer end its carriage operate rerticully their weight is compensated for by a. suitable spring.

Referring more particularly to the drewings, it is not thought necessary to describe the poring machine itself in other then a general way inasmuch as itis of a familiar type well. known on the present murltet. A vertical frame 1 provided with a hose 2 is provided with cross pieces or bolsters 3 to which are secured the feet of the purer frame 4. The fork reel 5 adapted to revolve about a vertical axis in a bearing 6 curries plurality of rotary forks 7 driven by pinions 8 through suitable gearing indicated generally at 9 which gearing causes the reel to revolve intermittei'itly end cause the forks to be alternately stopped at the impuling point indicated at A in Figures 6 end 8. From there they revolve to the paring posh tion indicated at ll in the some figures where they are aligned with the knife 10 and corer 11 operating as usual.

The feeding device embodies u horizontelly swinging; arm 12 located at the front of the machine and secured by u bolt 13 to the lower cross piece ll of a guide frume consisting further ofu cross piece 15 and vertical guide rods 16 end 22. 'lhis bolt permits the arm 12 to be adjusted to occupy any desired normal ongulur position for reasons that will later appear. Guided in a collar 17 ut the outer end of the arm. 12 is the stem 18 of a fruit holding and feeding cup 19. The cup is resiliently supported by two extensible springs 20 having their upper ends attached to the arm 12 and their lower ends secured to a head 2-1 fustoned to the lower end of the stem 18.

The guide rod 22 of the feeder frame is depted toreciproceto vertically in upper and lower brackets 23 and 24 on the main frame and is provided at its upper end with e. suitable buffer head 25 to limit its downward motion and define its normal position. lfleur the lower end it carries it dog 26 adopted, when the fromeis lowered, to slide against an inclined spring pressed plate 27 secured to the frame M28 and having a pivotal movei'nent to reduce the shock of lowering the frame. The other guide rod 16 of the frame is adopted to slide similarly in en actuating link- 29 that moves in a hori iii) zontal plane (Figure 6) and which operates to swing the feeder frame carrying the cup 19 with it in a definite are about the rod 22 as a center which last mentioned rod thereby acts as a rock shaft. This link 29 is supported in a guide consisting of a slotted plate 30 extending out from the main frame 1. Its other end is pivoted at 81 to a swinging bracket 32 pivoted at 33 in the frame 1 so that oscillations of this bracket swingthe feed frame correspondingly.

The gearing 9 of the parer which is driven from the pulley shaft 34 includes the vertical bevel gear 35 which has a crown cam 36 thereon that engages the bracket 82 in timed relation to the cycle of the parer to swing the feed frame at the proper time. The frame is normally in the'position of Figure 2 so that the cup 19 is at a forward point on the machine. The operator stands at the front and places the apples one by one in the cup. The cup then swings rearwardly into alignment with the parerfork 7, that is, in the impaling position A and a properly timed actuator about to be described then thrusts it upwardly through its stem 18 impaling the apple on the'fork. It in'nnediately lowers to permit the fork reel 5 to revolve and carry the apple to paring position at the rear while the feeder frame moves forwardly again to its original fruit receiving position.

The actuating mechanism for moving the cup vertically is best shown in Figures 2 and 4-. Pivoted to the frame 1 at 87 is a lever 38 the forward end of which engages beneath the lower end of the guide rod 22 ofthe feeder frame. At its rear end it is connected by a universal joint 89 to a slotted pitman 40 the slotted portion 41 of which rides on a wrist pin 4-2 on a sprocket wheel 43. The sprocket is mounted on a shaft 4-4 and is driven by a chain 45 from a spur 4-6 on the pulley shaft 3 1 so that it operates in timed relation to the paring mechanisnu hen the wrist pin 12 strikes the lower end of the slot 41 the lever 38 is rocked and the feeder frame raised. The latter returns through its own weight.

The springs 20 support the cup 19 at a normally correct elevation and when the feeder frame is raised to apply the apple to the fork the 'cup'thrusts it thereon with a yielding pressure that compensates for dif fereut sizes and denslties of fruit and prevents, in any event. a harsh contact between the cup and fork.

.Vhch the corer 11 after coring the fruit is retracted with a joint rectilinear and swinging movement in the usual manner, it brings the apple down against a forked dotfer plate 47 that unseats it from the corer. This doifer is inclined and directs the apple laterally to a tray 18 or any other receptacle or makes other disposition there gage the bloom end of an apple and center it.

I claim as my invention:

1. I11 a paring machine, the combination with a rotary fork mounted on a vertical axis and a corer movable vertically toward and from the same, of a doffer cooperating with the corer and having an inclined portion adapted to deflect a pared fruit so that it will fall laterally.

2. In a paring machine, the combination with a rotary downwardly projecting fork and a knife cooperating therewith, of a feeding device embodying a fruit holder adapted to move in a relatively transverse plane into and out of alignment with the fork and to provide a firm support for the fruit on the side of the holder oppositeto the fork.

3. In a paring machine, the combination .with a rotary fork and a knife cooperating therewith, of a feeding device embodying a fruit holder adapted to swing in a relatively transverse plane into and out of alignment with the fork and means for operating it rectilinearly toward and from the fork.

4:. In a paring machine, the combination with a rotary fork mounted on a vertical axis and a knife cooperating therewith, 01 a feeding device'embodying a fruit holder adapted to swing horizontally into and out of alignment with the fork and means for operating it rectilinearly toward and from the fork in timed relation to the operations of the fork and knife.

5. In a. paring machine, the combination with a rotary fork and a knife cooperating therewith, of a feeding device embodying a fruit holder adapted to swing in a relatively transverse plane into and out of alignment with the fork, means foroperating it rectilinearly toward and from the fork and a yielding support for the fruit holder adapted to yield in the last mentioned direction.

6. In a paring machine, the combination with a main frame and paring mechanism secured thereto embodying a rotary downwardly projecting fork turning on a vertical axis and a knife cooperating therewith, of a horizontally swinging frame on the main frame carrying a fruit holding cup adapted to move into and out of alignment with the fork beneath the same and to support the fruit on its under side.

7, In a paring machine, the combination with a main frame and paring mechanism secured thereto embodying a rotary fork turning on a vertical axis and a knife 00' operating therewith, of a horizontally swinging feeder frame on the main frame carrying a fruit holding cup adapted to move into and out of alignment with the fork, guides on the main frame in which the feeder frame is also vertically movable and means for raising the feeder frame when the cup is in alignment with the fork.

8. In a paring machine, the combination with a main frame and paring mechanism secured thereto embodying a rotary fork turning on a vertical axis and a knife 00- operating therewith, of a horizontally swinging feeder frame on the main frame carrying a fruit holding cup adapted to move into and out of alignment with the fork, guides on the main frame in which the feeder frame is also vertically movable,

a wheel on the main frame turning with the paring mechanism, a pitman on the wheel and a lever actuated by the pitman and cooperating with the feeder frame to raise it when the cup is in alignment with the fork.

'9. In a paring machine, the combination with a main frame and a paring mechanism secured thereto embodying a rotary fork turning on a vertical axis, a knife cooperating therewith and driving gearing includa cam wheel, of a horizontally swinging feeder frame on the main frame carrying a fruit holding cup adapted to move into and out of alignment with the fork and means for swinging the feeder frame in timed relation to the parer embodying a swinging member on the main frame actuated by the cam wheel and a link connecting it with the feeder frame.

JOHN W. PEASE. 

